Synonyms of gone (on)

gone (on) 1 of 2

adjective

as in obsessed

filled with an intense or excessive love for

I've never seen her so gone on a man before

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obsessed
• sweet on
• mad (about)
• enamored (of)
• crazy (about or over)
• enraptured (by)
• stuck on
• infatuated (with)
• besotted (by)
• nuts (about)
• charmed
• enchanted
• fascinated
• hung up (on)
• gaga (over)
• dotty (over)
• foolish
• silly
• wild
• entranced
• bewitched
• captivated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• detached
• cool
• unimpressed
• disillusioned
• disenchanted
• unenchanted
• heart-free

gone on

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verb

past participle of go on

1

as in happened

to take place

what in the world is going on in there?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happened
• done
• come
• been
• come to pass
• gone down
• occurred
• come down
• come about
• come off
• cooked
• transpired
• befallen
• passed
• betided
• chanced
• happed
• come up
• shaped (up)
• sprung (up)
• developed
• cropped (up)
• risen
• gone off
• fallen out
• turned out
• proceeded
• arisen
• intervened
• resulted
• broken
• followed
• materialized

2

as in rattled

to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point

my, but Aunt Betty does go on about all of her aches and pains

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rattled
• rambled
• blathered (on)
• run on
• maundered
• wandered
• chatted
• run one's mouth
• chattered
• drooled
• deviated
• strayed
• digressed
• sidetracked
• driveled
• blithered
• prated
• waffled
• burbled
• pattered
• blabbered
• prattled
• gibbered
• gabbed
• gabbled
• blabbed
• jabbered
• bumbled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gone (on)

Verb

At that moment, the region’s buzziest genre filmmaker was Yeon, whose Train to Busan had premiered to acclaim in Cannes’ Midnight Screenings in 2016 and gone on to earn more than $100 million worldwide. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026

Siebel Newsom is a former actor who has gone on to establish a nonprofit focused on feminism. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026

Some chefs who were honored in past years with Outstanding, Emerging or regional Best Chef awards have gone on to become household names, including Alice Waters, Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse and Bobby Flay. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 June 2026

This story has been updated to correct the 25-year record of how many times the victor of the winner’s bracket game has gone on to reach the finals of the College World Series. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 15 June 2026

Others have continued schooling or gone on to other industries. — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

The Manchester City midfielder has not, perhaps, gone on to have quite the impact that might have been expected in his first season in England but, on the opening day of the season as City won 4-0 at Molineux, the Dutchman looked outstanding on Premier League debut. — Steve Madeley, New York Times, 25 May 2026

Since his high school years, Jordan has gone on to become regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time due to his flawless 6-0 record in the NBA Finals, his incomparable scoring dominance and his unmatched competitive drive. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026

The shooting will not end conclusively for quite some time, and indeed the most recent fighting is just one more round, if an exceptionally intense one, in a conflict that has gone on since the early 1980s. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026